That word was “Worthâ€, and it’s the best word I can use to describe the gameplay of FIFA09. I recently had a long chat with South African rugby player, whose name I’ll leave out, and he gave me one word that encompasses the feeling when things go right. Team play has become the number one factor, but when you pull it off, damn it feels sweet. Now every move or run you make needs thought, and if you don’t play as a team, forget any chance of putting the ball in the back of the net. Players have a form of weight now, and any change in a direction results in the player slowing down, and he would in real life. Whenever you ran with a player, and suddenly did and about turn or 90 degree cut in, the player would seamlessly dart in the direction required, with hardly any loss to speed or ground. They were missing something, and the only way I can describe it is Density. They felt like any other playable character in most games. In previous games, be it PES or FIFA, players had a specific feel to them. Secondly, the graphics and crowds have been upgraded, not without its glitches, but it still looks better.Īnd thirdly, and the most important aspect of the game by far, is playability. This is something I’ve been waiting for since online started, and this has finally been done. I entered my code from the back of the manual, which gives you one free league, more can be purchased, and it downloaded the latest stats for all players from the league, based on their current form. What league would you like to turn “Live Season†on in? As I did not read any pre-release info on the game, as I generally don’t, and as a true gamer the manual was still neatly tucked into the front cover, I was rather surprised. You will also get asked a new question this year. Now let’s get to some of the changes that have taken place.įirstly, when you fire up the game, you will be asked to set all your parameters, choose your team and control scheme etc. So this week I get my copy of FIFA09 from EA, and putting the game in the 360 late at night, I found myself transformed and mesmerised for about 6 hours, purely because things have changed, quite a bit actually, and for one the first times in my gaming history, I felt like I was playing for my favourite team.Īs everyone knows, we normally start with the story section, and generally in a sports game, this is none existent, and that is no different in the title, although you could use the “Be a Pro†mode, and create your own story. It was widely considered that the PES games were better “Football†games and not showpieces like the FIFA series, but last year, that scale was blurred, and Konami got things wrong and EA got things better, tipping the balance in FIFA08’s Favour. I also enjoyed the PES series, and always believed that both had their place. FIFA 08 was a great football game, and anyone who has followed my reviews will know that I am a huge fan. Another year has come and gone, and in the world of Football Gaming, things have changed in the leader races.
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